South Carolina Units in the United States Civil War This is a list of South Carolina Civil War Confederate Units. In 1861, South Carolina had a military population, white males between the ages of 18 and 45, of 55,046[1]. By the end of the war, 9,187 had been killed, 3,735 had died from wounds, and 4,760 had died of disease. This amounts to a staggering 32.12% of all white males 18 to 45 dead.
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Infantry
- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (6 months, 1861) - 1st Regulars; 3rd Regiment, Heavy Artillery
- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Butler's)
- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Hagood's)
- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (McCreary's) (1st Provisional Army)
- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's)
- 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (2nd Palmetto Regiment)
- 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry - Colcock's Regiment
- 4th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 5th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 6th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 7th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 8th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 9th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry - also called Pee Dee Legion or Pee Dee Rifles
- 10th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 11th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (9th Volunteers)
- 12th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 13th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 14th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 15th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 16th and 24th Consolidated Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 16th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Greenville Regiment)
- 17th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 18th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 19th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 20th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 21st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 22nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 23rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Hatch's Coast Rangers)
- 24th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Gist's Brigade, Colleton Guard)
- 25th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Eutaw Regiment)
- 26th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 27th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 28th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 29th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 33rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 34th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 37th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 38th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 40th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 42nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 43rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 47th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 51st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 73rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- 1st Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Charleston) (Gaillard's)
- 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Lauren's) (James')
- 4th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry
- 6th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Byrd's)
- 7th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Nelson's) (Enfield Rifles)
- 9th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Smith's) (Pee Dee Legion)
- 13th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Mattison's) 4th
Sharpshooters
- 1st Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters
- 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters
- Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment, South Carolina (Jenkins') (1st Palmetto regiment)
Cavalry
- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry
- 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry
- 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry
- 4th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Rutledge's)
- 5th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Ferguson's)
- 6th Regiment South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (nickname: Dixie Rangers, 1st Reg. SC Partisan Rangers, Aiken's Partisan Rangers)
- 7th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry
- 8th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry
- 9th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry
- 11th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry
- 15th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry
- 16th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry
- 1st Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry
- 4th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry
- 8th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry
- 10th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry
- 12th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry (4th Squadron Cavalry)
- 14th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry
- 17th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry - 6th
- 19th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry
- Tucker's Company, South Carolina Cavalry
- Walpole's Company, South Carolina Cavalry (Stono Scouts)
- Percival's Independent Company, South Carolina Cavalry
Artillery
Light Artillery
- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery
- 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Artillery
- 4th Regiment, South Carolina Artillery
- 9th Regiment, South Carolina Artillery
- 18th Regiment, South Carolina Artillery
- 22nd Regiment, South Carolina Artillery
- 1st Battalion, South Carolina Artillery
- 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Artillery
- 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Light Artillery (Palmetto Battalion)
- Beauregard's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery (Ferguson's)
- Child's Company, South Carolina Artillery (Winder's)
- Garden's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery (Palmetto Light Battery)
- Lee's Company, South Carolina Artillery
- Manigault's Battalion, South Carolina Volunteers (Infantry, Artillery and Cavalry)
- Wagener's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery (Company A, German Artillery)
- Melcher's Company, South Carolina Artillery (Company B, German Artillery)
- Stuart's Company, South Carolina Artillery (Beaufort Volunteer Artillery)
- Fickling's Company, South Carolina Artillery (Brooks Light Artillery)
- Kelly's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery (Chesterfield Artillery)
- Bachman's Company, South Carolina Artillery (German Light Artillery)
- Kanapaux's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery (Lafayette Artillery)
- Jeter's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery (Macbeth Light Artillery)
- Gregg's Company, South Carolina Artillery (McQueen Light Artillery)
- Parker's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery (Marion Artillery)
- Zimmerman's Company, South Carolina Artillery (Pee Dee Artillery)
- Gaillard's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery (Santee Light Artillery)
- Ward's Company, South Carolina Artillery (Waccamaw Light Artillery)
- Hart's Company, South Carolina Horse Artillery Volunteers (Washington Artillery)
Heavy Artillery
- 15th Battalion, South Carolina Heavy Artillery (Lucas')
- Gilchrist's Company, South Carolina Heavy Artillery (Gist Guard)
- Mathewes' Company, South Carolina Heavy Artillery (Bonneau's)
Legions
Others
- 1st Regiment, Charleston Guard, South Carolina
- Battalion State Cadets, South Carolina Local Defense Troops (Charleston)
- Charleston Arsenal Battalion, South Carolina Local Defense Troops
- 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Rifles
- 5th Battalion, South Carolina Rifles
- DeSaussure's Squadron, South Carolina Cavalry
- Earle's Company, South Carolina Cavalry
- Estill's Company, South Carolina Infantry Local Defense (Arsenal Guard, Charleston)
- Hamilton's Company, South Carolina Provost Guard
- Partisan Rangers, South Carolina (Capt. Kirk's Company)
- Rhett's Company, South Carolina (Brooks Home Guards)
- Senn's Company, South Carolina Post Guard
- Shiver's Company, South Carolina Local Defense Troops
- Simon's Company, South Carolina Volunteers (Etiwan Rangers)
- Symons' Company, South Carolina Sea Fencibles
- Trenholm's Company, Rutledge Mounted Riflemen and Horse Artillery, South Carolina
Militia
- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Militia) (Branch's)
- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Militia (Charleston Reserves)
- 5th Regiment, South Carolina Militia
- 16th Regiment, South Carolina Militia
- 17th Regiment, South Carolina Militia
- 18th Regiment, South Carolina Militia
- 24th Regiment, South Carolina Militia
- 25th Regiment, South Carolina Militia
- Charbonnier's Company, South Carolina Militia (Pickens Rifles)
- Trenholm's Company, South Carolina Militia (Rutledge Mounted Riflemen)
- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Mounted Militia
- 4th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Militia)
- Rutledge's Company, South Carolina Cavalry Militia (Charleston Light Dragoons)
- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery (Militia)
State Troops
- 1st Regiment, South Carolina State Troops
- 2nd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months, 1863-64)
- 3rd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months, 1863-64)
- 4th Regiment, South Carolina State Troops
- 5th Regiment, South Carolina State Troops
- Rodgers' Company, South Carolina Cavalry (State Troops)
Reserves
- 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days, 1862-63)
- 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days, 1862-63)
- 5th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days, 1862-63)
- 6th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days, 1862-63)
- 7th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days, 1862-63)
- 8th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves
- 9th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves
- 11th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days, 1862-63)
- 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves
- 4th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves
- 5th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Brown's)
- 6th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Meriwether's)
- 7th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Ward's)
- 8th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Stalling's)
- 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry Reserves
Sources
- ↑ http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2001.05.0068%3Achapter%3D16%3Apage%3D554
- Confederate Regimental Index at Civil War Archive.